Railroad-tie.



F.1ARNOWSKI.

RAILROAD TIE.

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Patented Nov. 26,

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PETE JARNOWSKI, OF LORAIN, OHIO.

RAILROAD-TIE.

Application filed September 5, 1918.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, PETE JARNowsKI, a citizen of the United States,residing at Lorain, in the county of Lorain, State of Ohio, haveinvented a new and useful Railroad- Tie; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

The present invention relates to a foundation or support for railwaytracks, and has for its object to provide a device of this characterwhich can be formed of reinforced concrete or like plastic material andwhich supports the rails continuously throughout the entire lengththereof, thereby holdlng them rigidly in position and preventing saggingor spreading of the track rails at any point in the length of the track.

Further objects of the invention are to provide a reinforced concreterail support which is formed in similar and' interchangeable sectionswhich can be quickly put together or taken apart, which provides a rigidand permanent support for the rails, and which willk be much moredurable than wooden or metallic ties.

With these and other objects in View, the invention consists in certainnovel combinations and arrangements of the parts as will more fullyappear as the description proceeds, the novel features thereof beingpointed out in the appended claims.

`For a full understanding of the invention, referencel is to be had tothe following description and accompanying drawings, in whichz- Figure lis a longitudinal sectional view through the center of a railroad trackprovided with a foundation constructed in accordance with the invention.

. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional View on the line 2-2 of Fig. l.

- Fig. 3 is a similar view on the line 3-3 of Fig. l.

Fig. 4L is a vertical sectional view on the line 1 -4 of Fig. 3, therail being omitted.

Fig. 5 is a transverse vertical sectional view on the line 5-5 of Fig.1, said view being on a slightly larger scale than the preceding view.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged detail View of one of the rail fastening bolts,showing the same in operative position.

Corresponding and likey parts are referred Specication of LettersPatent.

Patented Nov. 26, 1918.

Serial No. 252,708.

to in the following description and indicated in all the views of thedrawings by the same reference characters.

Referring to the drawings, which illustrate one possible embodiment ofthe invention, the reference characters A designate similarl andinterchangeable beam members which are fitted together to extendcontinuously under the rails l, said beam members or supports beingconnected at intervals by transverse webs 2 which hold them securely inposition and prevent spreading of the rails. The beam supports A areformed of some suitable plastic material such as concrete and eachincludes a vertical web portion 3 which is provided at the top andbottom thereof with outstanding flanges 4. The ends of the beam supportsA are cut away or halved vertically to provide end extensions 5 whichoverlap each other when the beam supports are assembled, the extension 5at one end of the beam support being at the bottom thereof, while theextension at the opposite end of the beam support is at the' topthereof. The outstanding flanges 4 extend around the ends of the beam aswell as along the upper and lower edges thereof, and said flangesproject laterally in opposite directions so as to strengthen andreinforce the members and provide a cross section which will carry amaximum load for the quantitypofpmaterial employed. The rails l extendalong the top of the assembled beam supports A and are secured inposition byl suit-able fastening members such as the' bolts 6 whichextend through flanged bushings 7 fitted in suitable openings providedin the top of the beam supports. TheseV metallic. bushings 7 preventcrumbling or injury of the concrete when placing the bolts in positionorremoving them therefrom, and the rails are securely fastened to thelongitudinally extending beam support so that a continuous anduninterrupted supporlt is provided under each ofthe track rai s.

Any suitable reinforcement may be provided for the concrete beamsupports, and in the present instance spaced wires or rods 8 are shownas extending continuously around the flanges l on opposite sides of theweb 2, said spaced wires being connected at intervals by cross pieces 9.Vertical wires 10 extend through the web 3 at intervals and have theends thereof secured to cross pieces 9 at the top and bottom of thebeam. Certain of these vertical wires 10 may carry horizontal bushings11 which are fitted within transverse openings in the web, said bushingsbeing adapted to receive tongues 12 at the ends of the transverse tiemembers 2. rlhese tie members 2 are also formed of some plastic materialsuch as concrete, and may be suitably reinforced by wires 13, said wiresextending into the tongues 12 and being looped around transverseopenings 14 therein. When the longitudinal beam supports A andtransverse tie members 2 are assembled, the tongues 12 of the tiemembers project through the openings of the beam supports and have wedgemembers 15 driven into the openings 11i thereof. These wedge memberssecurely anchor the transversely extending tie members 2 to the beamsupports A so that the beam supports which extend longitudinally underthe rails are held rigidly in position and prevented from eitherspreading apart or coming together.

Blocks 16 are placed under the joints between the beam supports A toprevent any possibility of the structure sagging at these points and ifdesired a dowel pin lock may be provided between the overlapping endextensions 5 of the beam supports. For this purpose lianged sockets 17may be embedded in the meeting faces of the end extensions 5, theflanges thereof being let into the plastic material so as to be flushwith the surface of the extension 5, and being securely fastened as at18 to the reinforcing wires 8. The socketsV 17 may receive a dowel pin19 when the parts are assembled, said dowel pins serving to prevent thebeam supports from pulling apart. The lateral flanges of the endextensions 5 which abut against each other may be secured by bolts 2Owhich pass through suitable bushings 21. These bolts hold the partstogether, 'although any heavy stresses due to a vtendency of the beamsupports A to pull apart will be resisted by the dowel pins 19. 1fnecessary, clearance spaces 22 may be provided in the vertical webportion of each of the beam supports A adjacent the nuts on the bolts 20and 6 so that there will be no difficulty encountered -in tighteningandloosening the nuts. When the structure is taken apart the dowel pins19 are separate elements and the beam supports A have no projections tobe broken off or injured during the handling of the parts. A trackfoundation constructed in accordance with this invention will lastalmost indefinitely after being once installed, and will be much saferand more durable than wooden or metallic ties.

Having thus described the invention, what 1 claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. A support for railway track rails including a series of similar andinterchangeable beam supports extending longitudinally under the trackrails and provided at the ends thereof with extensions which overlapeach other when the beam supports are assembled, said beam supportsbeing provided with transverse openings, transverse tie membersconnecting the beam supports and formed with perforated tonguesextending through the transverse openings, and keys driven through theperforated tongues to lock the parts together.

2. A support for railway track rails including a series of similar andinterchangeable beam supports extending longitudinally under the railsand provided at their ends with corresponding extensions which overlapeach other when the beam supports are assembled, said beam supportsbeingformed of plastic material and each having a vertical web portionsurrounded at the edges sav thereof with outstanding flanges, transversetie members connecting the beam supports and provided with perforatedtongues projecting through the beam supports, andvkeys driven throughthe perforated tongues to lock the parts together.

3. A support for railway track rails including a series of similar andinterchangeable beam supports extending longitudinally under the trackrails and formed of plastic material having reinforcing elementstherein, bushings carried by the reinforcing elements and extendingtransversely through the beam supports to define transverse openings,transverse tie members connecting the beam supports and provided withtongues extending through the bushings of the beam supports, and lockingmeans engaging the tongues to hold the members together.

4. A support for railway track rails, including a series of similar andinterchangeable beam supports formed of plastic material and extendinglongitudinally under the track rails, said beam supports being providedwith corresponding end extensions which overlap each other when the beamsupports are assembled, corresponding sockets fitted in the overlapping`portions of the end extensions, removable dowel pins engaging thesockets to lock the end extensions together, and transverse tie membersconnecting the beam supports.

5. A support for railway track rails including a series of similar andinterchangeable beam supports formed of plastic material and extendinglongitudinally under the track rails, said beam supports being providedwith corresponding end extensions which overlap each other when the beamsupports are assembled, sockets embedded in the overlapping portions ofthe end extensions, dowel pins fitted removably within the sockets,bolts securing the overlapping end extensions together, and transversetie members connecting the two sets of beam supports. K

6. A support for railway track rails, including a series of similar andinterchangeable beam supports formed of plastic material and extendinglongitudinally under the track rails, said beam supports being providedat their ends with corresponding extensions which overlap each otherwhen the beam supports are assembled7 spaced reinforcing wire embeddedin the plastic material of the beam supports and extending around theperiphery thereof, flanged sockets embedded in the overlapping portionsof the end extensions and secured tothe reinforcing wires, dowel pinsfitting in the sockets to lock the end extensions together andtransverse tie members connecting the two sets of beam supports.

7. A support for railway track rails, including a series of similar andinterchangeable beam supports formed of plastic material and including aweb portion surrounded by laterally projecting flanges, the beamsupports being provided with corresponding end extensions which overlapeach other when the beam supports are assembled, spaced reinforcingWires extending peripherally around each beam support and embedded inthe flanged portion thereof, sockets embedded in the overlappingportions of the end extensions and secured to the reinforcing Wires,dowel pins fitted in the sockets, fastening members securing theoverlapping end extensions together, and transverse tie membersconnecting the two sets of beam supports.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

PETE J ARNOWSKI.

Witnesses:

GEO. L. GLrrsCH, LANORE MCCARTHY.

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